Greater Greater Washington

Virginia’s antebellum rail network was built to connect the state’s hinterland to its own ports

Rail took a while to reach Northern Virginia. The railroad first reached Washington, DC in 1835, but it would be another twenty-six years before the line was extended across the Potomac.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (buildings)

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Greater Greater Washington

From its inception, Maryland’s rail network was built to connect Baltimore to out-of-state destinations

Baltimore’s path to becoming one of the four largest cities in the US began long before its first railroad tracks were laid. But the city’s growth before the Civil War was deeply intertwined with the ...
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The story of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1827-1927 by Edward Hungerford; profusely illustrated with maps, prints, photographs, etc., etc

VOL I: Baltimore faces a crisis -- Organizing the Baltimore and Ohio -- The fourth of July, 1828 -- A great task is right ahead -- Getting down to hard work -- Traffic begins upon the new railroad -- ...
Railway Age

Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX/B&O Railroad Museum

CPKC’s Fuel Center of Excellence team members (Screen Grabs of images from CPKC video) “A year ago, our Fuel Centre of Excellence launched with the goal of further improving CPKC’s fuel efficiency, a ...